PEF will count contract vote Sept. 27

The Public Employees Federation has set a schedule for considering the tentative contract agreement it reached earlier this month with the Cuomo administration. A ratification vote won’t be known until late September.

August 11 or 12 – Contract Communicator Supplement Sent to Members – *Supplement Will Include Complete Text of Contract, Summary of Changes, and a Table of Gains and Trade-offs in The Agreement.

August/September – Regional Informational Meetings scheduled

September 2 – Ballots Mailed to Members.

September 26 – Deadline For Receipt of Ballots.

September 27 – Ballots Counted.

This seems to ensure legislators won’t return to the Capitol this summer. Top senators had planned a return pegged to the PEF deal, but it’s unclear if they would wait for the votes to come in or authorize necessary changes in payroll structure before final ratification, as they did with CSEA.